Knowledge Article: ID W0110002 - (Windows) IBM ServeRAID Manager Agent failed

Description

This incident indicates that the IBM ServeRAID Manager Agent failed.

IBM Director Platform Agent*1 requires one version of the IBM ServeRAID Manager Agent for monitoring the health of the ServeRAID storage. Another "standalone" version of the ServeRAID Manager provides similar functionality to IBM Systems Director and should not be used with IBM Director Platform Agent*1 Services.

For more information about ServeRAID Manager, visit the IBM Systems Director Resources Web site and look for "ServeRAID Manager."

See the "Additional information" section that follows for information about troubleshooting.

The so-called "standalone" ServeRAID Manager Agent is intended to be used directly with the ServeRAID Manager server. It is recommended that you do not install both the standalone version and the version of ServeRAID Manager Agent that works with IBM Systems Director.

Causes

Various reasons can cause the IBM ServeRAID Manager Agent to fail. The exact cause of the problem requires troubleshooting to isolate the problem.

Implications

If the ServeRAID Manager Agent stops functioning properly, almost all of the hardware instrumentations provided by ServeRAID are lost for systems management software, such as IBM Systems Director Server or Microsoft Operations Manager. As a result, the systems management software is not able to discover hardware components or monitor the health of the ServeRAID storage.

Resolutions

  1. Remove the "standalone" ServeRAID Manager Agent.
  2. Follow the instructions in the "Additional information" section below for information about troubleshooting issues with ServeRAID.
  3. If necessary, follow the instructions in the "Additional information" section to download and install the latest version of Level-1 or Level-2 IBM ServeRAID Manager Agent, depending on your need.

Additional information


Footnote *1 - About IBM Director Platform Agent
IBM Director Version Director Platform Agent name
6.2.x Director Platform Agent or Director Common Agent
6.1.x Director Platform Agent or Director Common Agent
5.20.x Director Core Services (also called Level-1 Agent) or Director Agent (also called Level-2 Agent)